A peek into Yaddo’s past

Actress and director Blair Brown will direct a short program of readings highlighting some of the more entertaining stories from the Yaddo archives at the June 14th Yaddo Summer Benefit.

Broadway actor Richard Easton will help Brown bring to life selected anecdotes, secrets and notes by and about some of the more than 6,000 artists who have done working residencies at Yaddo since 1926. Yaddo performance and visual artist John Kelly will narrate the program.

A special feature of this year’s fundraiser will be a silent auction, which will offer a group of unique items for bid, including dinner for 10 in the mansion, a Yaddo Stakes package, a behind the scenes look at the Polo Grounds, a SPAC package and a party at The Mansion Inn of Saratoga.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and a party will follow the performance. Silent auction bids will be accepted prior to the programs and up until 10 p.m.

Individual reservations are $150 (Patron), $175 (Special Patron), and $200 (Honorary Patron). Sponsorships with special incentives, including an invitation to a pre-event cocktail reception in a private area of the Yaddo Mansion, start at $600. Reservations may be purchased online here.

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